Daughter says mother was 'trapped' in Jamaican hell hole hospital and had no tests done before being flown back to Canada where she died

The daughter of a Canadian woman who died after being 'trapped' in a hell hole hospital in Jamaica said she had 'no tests done' before she was flown home. 

Kelly Beckerley-Murphy, 65, was hospitalized for eight days after falling sick on a vacation to Jamaica while her family tried desperately to have her flown home for treatment. 

The family say her travel insurance company refused to fly her home for over a week, claiming there were no beds available in Ontario to receive her. 

After Shannon contacted the media and local politicians, Kelly was finally flown home where doctors told her family she had suffered brain damage and would not recover. She died on April 25.

Kelly's daughter, Shannon Horner, said: 'Our family has been robbed of eight days we should have had with her, she didn't receive any proper treatment or have any tests done.' 

While on the way to the hospital, Beckerley (pictured right) suffered from respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, her daughter Shannon Horner (pictured left) said

Kelly Beckerley-Murphy, 65, traveled to Jamaica for what was supposed to be a weeklong vacation with her best friend

Shannon said: 'No one from the travel agency nor the insurance company helped... we lost eight precious days we will never get back with her all because profits came before the life of my loved one.' 

Kelly's health issues began shortly after she landed in Jamaica. She began to have difficulty breathing and was rushed by ambulance to a Montego Bay hospital. 

On the way to the hospital she suffered respiratory failure and cardiac arrest.

She was resuscitated but remained unconscious in a hospital bed while she waited to be transported back home to St. Catharines. 

She developed pneumonia, sepsis and a 'horrific bed sore,' according to her daughter. Shannon said she was 'trapped' in the hospital and 'didn't receive proper treatment'. 

Her insurance provider, CAA Niagara, allegedly told her family that she could not be flown home because there were no beds available in Ontario to accommodate her. 

After Shannon contacted journalists and local politicians a bed was found at St. Catharines hospital, where she was admitted on April 16. 

Shannon said: 'We learned my mom suffered brain damage due to lack of oxygen from her cardiac arrest... our family then had to make the decision to take her off life support'.  

Now Shannon is raising awareness about the insurance companies' failings, saying 'many families have gone through this but it usually goes unreported. This is a tragedy no one should have to go through.' 

She added: 'We lost 8 precious days we will never get back with her all because profits came before he life of my loved one. 

'This is a common occurrence that insurance companies say this all the time because they don't want to have to pay to get your loved one home.'  

Beckerley tragically died surrounded by her family late on Thursday night at the local hospital

St Catharines Hospital in Niagara, Canada, where Kelly was transferred on her return home

Will McAleer, executive director of Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIAC), said situations like Kelly's are far too common. 

He said that most incidents go unreported when Canadians become sick and get stuck in foreign hospitals with no indication of when they can return home. 

'We don't think that's an equitable level of accessibility that we would expect under universal health care,' he said. 

St. Catharine's member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Jennie Stevens said she plans to take action after learning of Kelly's case. 

'The end of life is such a crucial part of saying goodbye and healing with your family,' she said.